Zip 15765 (Penn Run, PA) Climate

15765 Penn Run, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid 80s and nights cooling down to the 60s. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dipping down into the single digits and occasional snowstorms. Spring brings warmer temperatures–reaching up to the low 70s by mid-April–accompanied by frequent rainfall. Fall is mild, with highs in the mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s. Although seasonal weather can be unpredictable, Penn Run typically experiences warm summers, cold winters, and mild springs and falls throughout the year.

Penn Run (zip 15765), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn Run (zip 15765) averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Penn Run (zip 15765). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn Run (zip 15765) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 174 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15765 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 15765 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Penn Run, Pennsylvania	United States
	47.4 in.	38.1 in.
	55.5 in.	27.8 in.
	173.7 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	17.7°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.5	4.3
	1483 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 15765 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 15765 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15765 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15765 zip code, there are 10.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15765 zip code with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15765 zip code, there are 140.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15765 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15765 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 15765 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in the 15765 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15765 zip code with 18.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 173.7 rainy days annually in the 15765 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 55.5 inches in the 15765 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15765 zip code with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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